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Govt eyes 5.1pc growth rate in next financial year

The National Economic Council (NEC) will meet in Islamabad today to approve a long-term development blueprint — Vision 2025 —…

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ECC okays yet another price hike for power consumers

The government on Wednesday decided to charge the power consumers the cost of about three per cent additional technical losses…

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FBR faces up to Rs30bn shortfall

The Federal Board of Revenue is likely to witness a shortfall of more than Rs30 billion in the last two…

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Cell phone imports rise in July-April

Cell phone imports rose to $516.239 million during first 10 months of this fiscal year against $513.772m in the same…

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Petroleum Ministry wants impact of gas losses passed on to consumers

The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources has formally asked the federal cabinet to approve, including in the consumer tariff,…

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Budget to set direction of economy say Ishaq Dar

Minister for Finance Ishaq Dar on Tuesday said the Federal Budget 2014-15 would set direction of national economy and would…

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Sindh govt proposes new levies/fees

Meanwhile, Secretary Excise and Taxation Abdul Majeed Pathan said that the new taxation measures and the vigorous collection drive is…

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Stocks add to yesterday’s gains

The KSE-100 index managed to keep its head above the 29,000 level on Tuesday. The index nudged upwards by only…

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Rs1.31tr development plan approved

The Annual Plan Coordination Committee (APCC) cleared on Monday a plan for the fiscal year 2014-15 envisaging a consolidated development…

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